CO-OWNER,THEODORE ROBINS FORD
WHY: Runs oldest Ford dealership in Southern California with brother Jim Robins. HQ in Costa Mesa. Became co-owner in 2016. Third generation in family to lead company.
IN THE NEWS: Received Business Journal Longevity Award at Family-Owned Business Awards in June for company reaching 100th anniversary.
NOTABLE: Heard a saying 30 years ago that “the first generation makes a company,
the second generation will take the company and third generation will break the company.” Robins’ “lifelong goal [was] to prove that saying wrong.”
